Talk:Symphony No. 2 (Martinů)

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Date of premiere

According to the liner notes accompanying the BIS CD-release of the complete symphonies, this 2nd symphony was premiered on October 26 (not 28) by the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell (not Erich Leinsdorf). Is there anybody out there with another source to confirm the correct date and conductor? Carlotta Nardi (talk) 22:43, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The cited source says "Book on the symphonies published in 2010 by Michael Crump, pages 210 and 425". While not a very orthodox format, this seems to refer to the item in the list of references identified as "Crump, Michael. 2010. Martinů and the Symphony. Symphonic Studies, no. 3. London: Toccata Press. ISBN 9780907689652." This does seem like a somewhat more reliable source than CD liner notes, but it is worth checking all the same.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 02:53, 8 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have now checked the source, and it does indeed say that the performance was conducted by Leinsdorf, and that it was on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Czech Republic. Considering the circumstances of the commission, this seems more plausible than two days prior to the anniversary.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 03:09, 8 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Another source confirms both the conductor and the date: There is a review in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on 29 October 1943 which reads in part, "the Second Symphony of Bohuslav Martinu at Severance Hall last night made the Cleveland Orchestra concert under Erich Leinsdorf an event of special importance to the musical world at large and, in particular, to the Clevelanders of ..." (one presumes "Czech descent", though I am not going to pay good money to the Plain Dealer website for just those words).—Jerome Kohl (talk) 03:33, 8 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]